Solex main jets flow directions?

[APPLEGREENVW]

I just noticed this, as I was looking at the blue dealer service manual.
Will having the wrong direction flow main jet effect performance?

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[modok]

It probably has to do with the lead in chamfer and/or how they were drilled flow tested when the jets were made.
(yes OE production jets were flow tested, tho probably just with air, it's easy to do with mass production)

Many years later it's not going to make a lot of difference. Very old jets are often way out of calibration anyway. Corroded smaller or eroded bigger.

But would be interesting to examine the lead in and lead out angles, I have no idea if they are different or not, I suspect not, but could be wrong.

According to Holley a jet with a sharp/square entry flows less at higher demand than one with a 45 chamfer, and such odd jets were used a few times in certain models.

But I bet solex was just making sure to drill them in the direction of flow so that any small burr from final reaming would be on the exit, where it would not change the flow as much.

[APPLEGREENVW]

I tried looking with a magnified glass, to see if I could see the difference, but couldn't.
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[Alstrup]

Now, I have not seen everything. But i have never seen a Solx jet which flowed the opposite direction (!)
There are Solex jets for gasoline and for air, yes, but they are different and not interchangeable.
Main gas jet: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:...JSrdI6VQAl
Solex air jet: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:...SFnlln7wIE
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[APPLEGREENVW]

[modok]

Because in the old carbs the main jet flows backwards from normal, but the same jet can fit many different models.

The ones with the main jet in a brass holder, fuel goes in the threaded side and out the head side.
Never thought about it?

[APPLEGREENVW]